May 16: Difference between revisions

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May 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2009: The 30th Annual Do Dah Day was held on Highland Avenue.
2009: The fourth annual Birmingham Zoo Run was held.
2007: Daniel DeLong launched The Western Tribune in Bessemer.
2003: The 15th Annual City Stages kicked off in and around Linn Park.
1981: Athlete Carl Lewis, competing for the University of Houston, ran the 100-meter sprint in 10.00 seconds at the SWC championships.
1963: Artist Jon Coffelt was born in Dunlap, Tennessee.
1913: Madam Louise Wooster died.
1904: Andrew Beard applied for a patent for an improved automatic railroad car-coupling.
1899: Andrew Beard's patent (no. 624,901) for an automatic railroad car-coupling was granted.
1871: Wallace S. McElwain sold his furnace and business to the Jefferson Iron Company.

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 * [[2009]]: The 30th Annual [[Do Dah Day]] was held on [[Highland Avenue]].
 * 2009:  The fourth annual [[Birmingham Zoo Run]] was held.
+* [[2007]]: [[Daniel DeLong]] launched ''[[The Western Tribune]]'' in [[Bessemer]].
 * [[2003]]: The 15th Annual [[2003 City Stages|City Stages]] kicked off in and around [[Linn Park]].
 * [[1981]]: Athlete [[Carl Lewis]], competing for the University of Houston, ran the 100-meter sprint in 10.00 seconds at the SWC championships.